Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-17
CONVERSATIONAL.

The House FIX Thursd.y, tho &c ac, as the
Date for Acj ournrlent for the holidays
WASHINGTON, Dec. l6 Mr. Hatch of
Missouri submitted a concurrent resslu-
ton that the two Houses adjourn on Mon
day, December 10, and that they stand
adjourned til Thursday, January 5.
MI. Reed Of Maine il qaired the reason
for the submission of tois resolution.
Mr.. Hatch replied that it WIS the ususl
resolution brought in ct the first session
of Congress. The FL use had been in ses-
sion since the first Monday in December.
It WAS we'll known that nothing had been
accomplished. The House was
waiting fox the Speaker 70
announce the committees, and be
(aatcD) Vas satisfied from his personal
Knowledge and from what he had seen OF
the occupation OF the Speakers time by
mem bers Interested in committee assign
ments, taat it WAS impossible that the
committees could be announced until
after the holiday recess.
Mr.. Red said th.t the peculiar condi-
ton Of the business affairs of the country
| rendered the action which had betn taken,
or rather the non action which mad been
| suffered by the Democratic eide of the
House, mat er OF legitimate comment
| both here and before the country. Take
il all IN all it WAS without precedent.
| Many changes in the rules of the House
had been suggested, but had not been
acted upon, and yet it wss proposed lhst
the House adj urn for the holidays and
commence after the recess where it had
been the custom to begin as the opening
@; the session. Ii there were no matters
OF puolic interest before the
country such course might
awaken only passing comment,
but to-day Congress Vas pressed upon
oy serious public duty, which was the re
dGctlon Of the surplus which was coming
into the Treasury in manner c&lculsted
under the management Of the Treasury
Department to be an Embarrassment to
| the hnsnce OF the country. All were
agreed, at least on the Republican side.
mat this surplus should be reduced end the
r publicans stood resdy now TO make one
| reduction % which the other side was
agreed sad thst was in reference TO the
! tobacco tax. He hoped thas opportunity
would be given them by the powers that
| were to De TO vote thereon and show the
country some proper disposition in this
Il
side found it somewhat d i:ult to 81
range themselves alongside If the recent
| message which had bt en- sent them, that
| the Republicans could well understand
and could give their assurances of most
profound sympathy laughter. The mes
sage was to some Democrats d summons
from very great Way off, and it required
| that they should traverse s very great
distance before they could get along side
OF their pioneer brothers ct the end of The
avenue.
| Mr. Hatch said he had hoped he could
| yield the Fl jor to the gentleman frem
| Maine without that gentleman improving
| his opportunity to make q political
| oarsngue. II he gentleman had noG had
| an opportunity time and again during the
! Forty ninth Congress to vote for consid-
| Grafton Of the tariff bill and hsd not
always voted sg.instit there might havt
ben some sincerity in his talk to-day
Applause
Mr.. G OF New York commented On
what he termed the sudden conversion #
| he gentleman from Maine. He did no,
| think there had been such q sudden con-
| version since the time If Saul Of Tarsus.
Laughter He did not know why the
Gentleman should urge upon the Speaker
the immature making up OF the
| committees. The House was with
out rules aud it had no committee
framed for the consideration of the re-
duction Of the tobacco tax Ia matter
4 so much cOnse queDce the House should
give to tae Speak the same opportunity
which had been accorded other speakers
and it camelwith lit le grace from the gen.
| tlemen from Maine TO mske this irOnical
objection to the message OF tie President.
he could recall the time when the most
-minenf men On the other SIDE Ct The
House had insisted upon a reduction OF
he tariff to prevent the accumulation OF
| the surplus. Among the rest had been
the gallant gentleman from Maine with
| he white plume. Among them had been
| Frye and Hale insisting on the reduction
| OF the tax on salt and other articles ex-
cept lumber. Laughter He would
| like to see every man Ia the House regard
shis question as outside of politics.
l. was q business question
There were members Of Congress from
| r publican states like Minnesota demand.
Jog reduction Of taxes, but this could
! cot be done by picking out one article
| 1t must be general, ii must be stable and
| permanent. he hoped that when tariff
bill was considered all parties wonld unite
| and act for the best interests Of the whole
party and not for the aggrsndizsmeDt Of
one man or Of ore set Of men or Of one
party. Applause
Mr. Mills OF Texas offered substitute
for Mr.. Hatch's resolution, declaring that
when the two Houses again adjourned
on Thursday, December %, they stand
adjourned till wednesday, January
Mr.. Hatch accepted the substitute and
the resolution as modified was sgreed to.
| Mr. Blanchard of L uisiana cfsred q
resolution, Expressive of tue regret with
which the House has heard Of the death
IT Mr.. E. w. Roberts n, late member
elect Of the Fiftieth Congress from
Louisiana, and then, as mark OF re-
spect, the House adjourned until Monday.
Marine Intelligence.